Recipe Tag.

This recipe is from the Lion House cookbook. It is one of our family favorites.

Chicken and Broccoli Bake

4 chicken breast halves
3 packages(10 ounces each) frozen broccoli cooken according to package directions, or 2 pounds fresh broccoli, well trimmed and cooked until tender and crisp.
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Simmer chicken breasts in water just to cover for about 30 minutes or until tender. Remove chicken from broth and cool enough to handle. Then remove skin and bones and slice or break in o large pieces. In a 9x9x2 inch pan, arrange broccoli with flowerettes pointed out toward edge of pan. Lay chicken over broccoli. Make a sauce by combining the soup, milk, mayonnaise and stir until smooth. Add cheese and lemon juice. Pour sauce over chicken pieces completely. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Makes 5 to 6 servings. I serve it with rice and it is delicious.

My girls love breadsticks so this is a meal that can be done for a lunch or with spaghetti or lasgna. Since it has no meat it isn't a stand alone meal for Jim.

Easy Bread Sticks

1 tbsp yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
3 1/2 to 4 cups flour

topping
1/4 cup soft butter
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 tsp parsley flakes
1/4 tsp garlic salt

Soften yeast in warm water. Mix in sugar, salt, and flour to make a sfot dough. Knead; let rest for about 10 minutes, covered. Grease a cookie sheet. Spread dough on sheet. Mix topping ingredients together and spread on top of dough. Cut dhough in half lengthwise and then crosswise in 1 inch strips. ( I use a pizza cutter for this) Let rise until almost double. Bake a 350 for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.

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Busy Day

I smelled a gnarly smell this morning so I
looked in the trash compactor, behind the
drawer I could see the smashed body of a mouse.
Jim's arm was too big to fit in the back so he used
he used my vacuum to suck out what was two dead
mice. I'm glad he was home sick to take care of it.

Miranda called and wanted us to bring her some

meat so I wnet down to pick up our beef at the

slaughter house. It filled up the whole back of the

Suburban.

After we got the meat in the freezer it started to rain and the power went out.
I had started cinnamon rolls for our ward party tonight. We can't go because Jim is really quite sick but I thought I should take the dessert I signed up for. Because the power was off these rolls raised an extra 40 minutes.
Here is the finished product. We both sampled one and fould them to be delicious.

Now I am making dinner(spaghetti) and Jim is relaxing in front of the T.V.

My So Called Yard!

My first iris. They are in the shade under the aspens so they are a little late blooming. Mom gave me some of hers years ago when she was clearing her iris bed. Purple iris always remind me of her.
My Vinca Minor (Periwinkle)
This ornamental Morning Glory gets bigger and bigger every year.
The Peony is about to bloom. It is already covered with ants.
A bloom on our Dogwood Bush(I think).

I'm not much of a gardener and I don't enjoy working in the yard but I set a goal to work in the yard at least 15 minutes every day. I hope I can keep up with the weeds and at least have a moderately attractive yard.

10 Point Turn in Cour de Alene.

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Remember driving in Grandpa's van and trying to follow Alan.

More Memorial Day!

The flowers were beautiful.


Tennyson learning to drive the scooter.
Boggle at Lizzy's.

Graduation Dance and Gift.

Tennyson's birthstone ring.

It is an aquamarine.

This is the dance they performed at graduation.